Dave, The Weather Nut
Dave Hayes is a “social media-rologist”. He has no meteorology degree, but posts dense and poetic weather updates on Facebook where he’s grown quite a following. Hear how one man uses his computer to bring north-eastern Massachusetts together and protect them from the elements.
19m May 16, 2017
19m
The Funeral Director
Bethany embalmed bodies for a living, but she couldn’t help but empathize with every corpse she worked on, seeing her job as one final gift—one that was taking it’s toll. It turns out, some professions require a certain detachment. Edited by Emily Siner, Mack Linebaugh and Anita Bugg. Music by Podington Bear, Chris Zabriskie, and Jason Goforth.
19m May 02, 2017
19m
Every Breath Is Precious
Hannah has a rare genetic disorder that causes her to stop breathing when she goes to sleep. She wears a ventilator at night. How does having to constantly monitor a basic human function change how Hannah and her family approach life?   Music by Podington Bear, Chris Zabriskie, Jason Goforth, and Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
22m Apr 18, 2017
22m
The Oregon Trailblazer
In 2011, Rinker Buck crossed the Oregon Trail — yes, that Oregon Trail — in a covered wagon pulled by a team of mules. He traveled with his brother Nick and a Jack Russell Terrier named Olive Oyl. The journey forced Rinker to confront his greatest fear. Music in this episode by William Tyler, Podington Bear, Chris Zabriskie, and Kevin Mcleod
25m Apr 04, 2017
25m
Season 4 Starts April 4, New Episode Every Two Weeks
Hey Everyone, a new season of Neighbors starts Tuesday April 4th. Tell your friends, tell your family, the party starts Tuesday.    www.podcasts.wpln.org
1m Mar 31, 2017
1m
A Musical Recovery
The season 3 finale is a little different. It is a personal story of Jakob’s told by taking a musical journey all around Nashville. Together, you will experience an Irish session, an Indian jam in a Mexican restaurant, a Jewish musical Shabbat, Beer and Hymns, and sacred harp singing.
23m Dec 27, 2016
23m
The Ordinary Radicals
In 1969, Leroy and Gloria Griffith got married in Chattanooga, Tennessee. It would have been an ordinary event, except that they are believed to be the first interracial couple to legally wed in the county. We hear the story of why they opened up their wedding to the public, despite racial tension in the community.   Edited by Emily Siner and Anita Bugg Music by Podington Bear and Dan Burns Rep...
20m Dec 08, 2016
20m
The High Five Revisted
Two men walk over a mile once a week just to give each other a high five. It's a seemingly meaningless act, but one that can take on a powerful meaning over time. We examine why they do this and check back in with one of them a year later. Editors: Rob McGinley Meyers, Tally Abecassis, and Emily Siner Music: Podington Bear and Dan Burns AKA Dop Shrah Sponsors: Yazoo Brewing Company
18m Nov 22, 2016
18m
Barbershop Duet-Part Two: Stephen
Like Part one—this is a story of a barber who followed an unlikely path to the grooming profession. Stephen Mason's journey took him from 20 years on the road, playing guitar in a Grammy-winning Christian rock band, to a one-chair, one-man barbershop called The Handsomizer. Edited by Emily Siner, Mack Linebaugh (who also voiced rex the barber), and Anita Bugg Music by Podington Bear, Dan Burns,...
18m Nov 11, 2016
18m
Barbershop Duet
Ronnie Clardy grew up near the barbershop he owns in Nashville, but the path that led him to his current life is anything but short and straight. He started dealing drugs at 13 and relapsed into a life of crime and prison several times, before he finally redirected his entrepreneurial spirit.   Edited by: Mack Linebaugh, Emily Siner, and Anita Bugg Music by: Podington Bear and Dan Burns Sponso...
25m Oct 21, 2016
25m
The Grave of Rosa Mary Dean
On a rainy night 1949, a young woman arrived by train in Franklin, Tennessee and walked off into the night. The next morning, her body was found near an incinerator by the high school. Her throat had been cut. The murder has become a fixture of town lore, yet its victim lies in an unmarked grave. An effort to give her a headstone raises the questions: Who do we choose to remember? And why? Pro...
23m Sep 09, 2016
23m
Honoring Wishes
We want to do right by the people we care about. But sometimes, honoring someone's wishes can put us at odds with social norms, our own values, or even the law. In this episode of Neighbors, three stories where the desire to honor wishes pushes us into uncomfortable territory.    Neighbors is from Nashville Public Radio and Produced by Jakob Lewis Production Assistance from Bailey Robbins Edite...
21m Aug 04, 2016
21m
The Fence Jumper
Most people might think it’s not worth the trouble to intervene in someone else's life. But in this episode of Neighbors, we get to know a woman who sees that obstacle—and will do everything she can to jump over it. Photo provided by Beth Mathews Neighbors is from Nashville Public Radio and Produced by Jakob Lewis Production Assistance from Bailey Robbins Edited by Mack Linebaugh and Emily Sin...
16m Jul 07, 2016
16m
The Genius Improviser
Michael Kearney is a genius — he holds the Guinness World Record for being the youngest person to graduate from college, at age 10. Now he's 32, and he's not curing cancer or solving world hunger. He's running an improv comedy company in Nashville. Why did this child prodigy decide to use his genius in such an unconventional way? We find out in this episode on Neighbors.   This episode was edit...
21m May 19, 2016
21m
The Language Learner
We meet Gin Thawng. The 66-year old is a refugee from Burma living in a Nashville apartment with his ailing wife, a baby grandson, his daughter-in-law and son. A graduate of an innovative ESL program-on-wheels, Thawng shows us something about the power that language has and how human connection is bigger than just words. Editing by: Emily Siner and Mack LinebaughPhoto by: Brad ButcherProduct...
17m Apr 22, 2016
17m
This is Not a Love Song
What keeps you up at night? For some, it's the shape-shifting song of a mocking bird outside the bedroom window. It turns out, not everyone is amazed by this bird's musical feats. What is a wonder of nature to some, to others is the sound of torture. This time on Neighbors, a guest episode from our friends at Nocturne. special thanks to Vanessa Lowe who produced this story and orignally aire...
28m Mar 29, 2016
28m
The Tuba Man
It's an odd scene: A man, playing a sousaphone, stands inside a tunnel on a busy Nashville road during rush hour. Is he crazy, divinely inspired or something else entirely? In this episode of Neighbors, we go inside the world of "tuba man" Joe Hunter and discover what brings him and his instrument to the tunnel. Some music by: Podington BearEditing help from: Emily Siner, and Mack LinebaughPro...
19m Mar 15, 2016
19m
The Baker's Son
Sam Tucker is a gifted baker, but the one thing that is his greatest passion just might put his family in danger. With the premiere of season 3, I am thrilled to announce Neighbors' partnership with Nashville Public Radio. Some music by: Podington BearEditing help from: Rob McGinley Myers, Emily Siner, and Mack LinebaughProduction Assistance: Bailey RobbinsArtwork: Christopher StewartSponsors:...
28m Mar 01, 2016
28m
UPDATE - Season 3 coming soon
If you’re wondering what I’ve been up to, here’s a peek. Season three of Neighbors is around the bend. It can be found, right here, in your podcast feed on March 1st.
2m Feb 16, 2016
2m
Grinching
This is a small bonus story about how the christmas tree from your curb disappeared.
4m Dec 24, 2015
4m
The Fool
A story of how one clown turns his sorrow into connection. some music by Podington BearEditors: Tally Abecassis and Rob McGinley MeyersProduction Help: Bailey RobbinsSponsors: Yazoo Brewing Company www.yazoobrew.comBaja BurritoNeighbors is a part of The Heard www.theheardradio.com
19m Dec 17, 2015
19m
The High Five
Why do two grown men walk a mile and a half every week, rain or shine, to give each other a high five? Editors: Bailey Robbins, Rob McGinley Meyers, Tally AbecassisMusic: Podington Bear and Dan Burns AKA Dop ShrahSponsors: Yazoo Brewing Company and Baja Burrito
15m Oct 16, 2015
15m
These Things Is Miracles
Today we feature a story from the podcast Anxious Machine called "These Things Is Miracles." What happens when a woman refuses to admit she can't hear, and what happens when she finally does? Music in this episode: Seaside by Jelsonic Other music in Rob's piece can be found at anxiousmachine.com
20m Sep 10, 2015
20m
Master of Puppets
Our Producer Tasha A F Lemley still sleeps with a stuffed animal named Bear. She thought maybe she was strange and alone, but found that many of her friends still share a bed with a stuffed companion. In her journey to find normalcy, she stumbles across a series of fliers stapled to telephone poles. On the fliers are the words "Lost Friend" with different pictures of a stuffed donkey. This wel...
17m Aug 27, 2015
17m
Sans Houses - Going To Church
"I guess they can't go to no church or whatever and ask to lick their preacher's armpits...so they come around the mission." Two stories of people going to church for two very different reasons. Do you have a going to church story? Tell it to us at 818-927-2346. It can be holy, sad, funny, abusive. Whatever the truth is for you we want you to tell it. Music in this episode by Dan Burns o...
15m Aug 13, 2015
15m
At Home In Music City
It’s an unwritten rule in Nashville. If you see a famous musician who lives in town, you let them be. Your heart might skip a beat when you see Robert Plant, Jack White, Emmylou Harris or whoever it is for you, but you let them be. “Music City” has always been a safe haven for musicians. It’s where they raise their kids and buy their groceries. It’s their home and people generally want to prote...
21m Jul 31, 2015
21m
Sans Houses - Music
Our newest addition to our Sans Houses series has the theme of music. Producer Tasha A F Lemley takes us along to glimpse into the lives of three men living on the street. You'll hear beautiful, funny, and tragic moments from our homeless neighbors in Nashville. Neighbors is a member of the audio collective The Heard. www.theheardradio.com
14m Jul 09, 2015
14m
Highbrow Lowbrow
Find out the meaning behind the words highbrow and lowbrow through the construct of breakfast, lunch, and dinner. You'll visit a man who is currently homeless and learn how he brews his coffee by the interstate. Enter into the home kitchen of a barista at the high end Nashville coffee shop CREMA. Let Neighbors' food reviewer Chance Perdue take you from Italy to Nolensville, TN to try the holy g...
26m Jun 26, 2015
26m
Sans Houses - Purpose
Since 2006, Neighbors producer Tasha A F Lemley has interviewed men and women who are homeless on the streets of Nashville. We've grouped these interviews by theme in a series called Sans Houses. This episode's theme is "purpose." Listen to Cowboy and Debbie talk about the purpose they find in living on the street. Music: Jason Goforth, and Fuzzmuzz
8m May 21, 2015
8m
The Silver Cord: A Year After Bringing Wes Home
It's been almost a year since I reported the story "Bringing Wes Home." It was a story about a family losing their son, Wes Vose, in a car crash two and half years ago. Instead of leaving it to the funeral home to take care of arrangements, they took the role upon themselves. The women cleaned his body. The men built is casket. A community dug the hole. In Honor of Mother's Day, I am rebroadca...
19m May 07, 2015
19m
Sans Houses - David
This story is the first in a new series called "Sans Houses." After more than 40 years on the street David has a place to call home. Neighbors photographer and producer Tasha A F Lemley captures David beautifully in both picture and sound.
5m Apr 23, 2015
5m
Quit Playin' Games With My Heart
Todd Michael Rogers got married young, and it was bad. It was the kind of bad that Todd describes as "Lifetime movie bad." He became unhappy and isolated. It was in that space where he started pouring his energy into creating a one player card game called Spell Saga. When your life is in shambles, what happens when you follow your creativity honestly?
16m Apr 09, 2015
16m
A Ritual of Hospitality
This is a story about a ritual. A Chinese tea ceremony. It's used as a means to connect. Connect with the past, with people, with another land. Joshua Drake Wu invited me into his home to experience the joy of Chinese tea. I learned a lot of surprising things about tea, hospitality, and my neighbor. Make yourself a cup of your favorite leaf and listen. Also in this episode are the rituals of tw...
17m Feb 20, 2015
17m
I'm Just Trying To Help
What happens when you try to help someone out, It goes well, but then they end up right back where they started? Jakob channels his inner Sisyphus and goes to the Parthenon to interview strangers about when helping seems futile. Neighbors contributor Tasha A F Lemley brings us a story of a street chaplain who helps one man recover from addiction and injury only to find that he's back to his old...
22m Jan 17, 2015
22m
The Pace Of Wonder
This episode is more of a meditation than a story. When Barclay was 25 he traveled the country in a van. Out under the open sky he bought an astronomy book, looked up, and had his sky stolen from him. He wasn't ready for what he saw. Close your eyes and soak up this very meditative edition of Neighbors.
10m Dec 05, 2014
10m
Runnin' Down a Dream
Bobby Hopkins wakes up one day and decides to change his life. Within two years he's entering his first 100 mile Ultra Marathon. I go along as part of his crew to help him along the way. Will Bobby finish? Will I do a good job crewing? Also a special release of Service Unicorn's "Water Color War Paint."
26m Oct 22, 2014
26m
Lost and Found - Neighbors Live
Neighbors is once again live from my back yard. 10 storytellers poured their hearts out. 5 of them are featured in this episode. In this Episode: Blake Farmer, reporter at WPLN in Nashville, tells a story of being a rockstar in the Phillipines. Hal Humphreys, private investigator, talks about what it feels like to lose your freedom. Tasha Lemley, co-founder of the street newspaper the Contribut...
37m Sep 25, 2014
37m
Fire
Teddy and Cynthia Iselin had almost finished remodeling the house they bought when two angry squatters, who got kicked out of a property behind them, lit their old residence on fire. It spread to Teddy and Cynthia's. What Teddy did next was inspired by his father, who produced the movie The Santa Clause.
12m Aug 22, 2014
12m
Bringing Wes Home
After a five week road trip across beautiful America, I'm back. I'm bringing you a story I did from before I was gone. It's called "Bringing Wes Home". The tale of a family who took their son's body and prepared it themselves. If you've never heard of a home funeral this will enlighten you and bring tears to your eyes at the beauty that this process can provide.
15m Jul 20, 2014
15m
Neighbors Live - Fear
On March 22nd I held Neighbors Live! in my backyard. It was a very neighborly time. Neighbors favorite, Thomas McKenzie told a story that will blow you away.
15m Apr 06, 2014
15m
Taking On Water: The Story Of Dairy King
If you live in Nashville you've probably heard a lot of flood stories from the May 2010 flood. This one stood out to me, as a true example of neighbors being neighbors. Jeff Jones the owner of the local Dairy King shares his story about surviving the flood and quite literally moving further down the road.
13m Mar 26, 2014
13m
Our Father: two fathers trying to out father one another
The first ever episode of Neighbors!  This episode tells the story of two fathers trying to out father one another.
21m Jan 01, 2014
21m